soplo

See also: sopló

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoplo/ [ˈso.plo]
• Rhymes: -oplo
• Syllabification: so‧plo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from soplar. Compare English soufflé.

Noun

soplo m (plural soplos)

1. a sigh, a puff, a blow
2. an exhalation
3. news; word
4. (cardiology, medicine) murmur (sound made by turbulent blood flow)
5. tip-off

   Synonym: chivatazo

Hyponyms

• soplo cardíaco (“heart murmur”)

Derived terms

• dar el soplo

 

Etymology 2

Verb

soplo

1. first-person singular present indicative of soplar

Further reading

• “soplo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
• “soplo” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.